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#CF8985

#cf8985 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#cf8985 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 81.18% red, 53.73% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.82% magenta, 35.75% yellow and 18.82% black. Its hue angle is 3.24°, with 43.53% saturation and 66.67% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.3285

Complementary

  1. #cf8985
  2. #85cbcf

Split complementary

  1. #cf8985
  2. #85cfae
  3. #85a6cf

Analogous

  1. #cf85a6
  2. #cf8985
  3. #cfae85

Triadic

  1. #cf8985
  2. #85cf89
  3. #8985cf

Tetradic

  1. #cf8985
  2. #cbcf85
  3. #85cbcf
  4. #8985cf

Square

  1. #cf8985
  2. #a6cf85
  3. #85cbcf
  4. #ae85cf

Monochromatic

  1. #863935
  2. #b9544e
  3. #cf8985
  4. #e5bebc
  5. #f9f1f0

Shades

#cf8985 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #cf8985
  2. #ba7b78
  3. #a66e6a
  4. #91605d
  5. #7c5250
  6. #684543
  7. #533735
  8. #3e2928
  9. #291b1b
  10. #150e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#cf8985 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #cf8985
  2. #d49591
  3. #d9a19d
  4. #ddacaa
  5. #e2b8b6
  6. #e7c4c2
  7. #ecd0ce
  8. #f1dcda
  9. #f5e7e7
  10. #faf3f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#cf8985 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #cf8985
  2. #c78885
  3. #bf8784
  4. #b78684
  5. #af8583
  6. #a88583
  7. #a08482
  8. #988382
  9. #908281
  10. #888181
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9b9b9b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b29493 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979384 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a8a184 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #dd8188 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b08f85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b99884 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #d78487 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-cf8985 {
  color: #cf8985;
}
Background
.bg-cf8985 {
  background-color: #cf8985;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-cf8985 {
  border: 2px solid #cf8985;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #cf8985;
  --color-primary-rgb: 207 137 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 3 44% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-cf8985 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #cf8985, #cfae85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-cf8985 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(207 137 133 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 4.05 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 5.85 #f08080 Light Coral ΔE 6.82 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 7.82 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 7.85 #fa8072 Salmon ΔE 9.34 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 9.78 #30767a Inverted #9b9b9b Grayscale 

Old Rose
#cf8985  rgb(207, 137, 133)  hsl(3, 44%, 67%)  Old Rose
#85cbcf  rgb(133, 203, 207)  hsl(183, 44%, 67%)  Powder Blue
#85cf89  rgb(133, 207, 137)  hsl(123, 44%, 67%)  Pistachio
#8985cf  rgb(137, 133, 207)  hsl(243, 44%, 67%)  Medium Purple